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Sunday, November 23, 2008

TW Steel Official Watch Partner to Autosport Awards

TW Steel Official Watch Partner to Autosport Awards

Amsterdam, The Netherlands November 24, 2008: TW Steel is delighted to announce that it will be the ‘Official Watch Partner’ to the 2008 Autosport Awards, being held on Sunday 7th December in London, England. Autosport is the world’s foremost weekly motorsport publication with a global readership and an ... Continue reading

Speed Technologies Takes FIRST IN CLASS 1 in Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Speed Technologies Takes FIRST IN CLASS 1 in Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

Speed Technologies recently took home their first Class 1 win at the Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 this past weekend. Below is a news release on the event. Please let us know if you're interested in further interviews or information regarding Speed Technologies. Best, Abbi Whitaker abbi@abbipr.com 775-722-2254 SPEED TECHNOLOG ... Continue reading

General Tire's Marc Burnett Wins Class 6 'Ironman-Style' at 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

General Tire's Marc Burnett Wins Class 6 'Ironman-Style' at 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000

ENSENADA, Baja California, Mexico, Nov. 23 -- General Tire made history today when Marc Burnett drove his Boost Mobile / Monster Energy / General Tire Ford Ranger to a Class 6 - Mini Trophy Truck win in the 41st Tecate SCORE Baja 1000. Burnett a seasoned traditional 2 wheel guy drove the entire race as the solo driver ... Continue reading

2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR Review

2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR Review

THE AUTO PAGE By JOHN HEILIG SPECIFICATIONS Model: 2008 Saturn Astra 5-door XR Engine: 1.8-liter DOHC 4 Horsepower/Torque: 138 hp @ 6300 rpm/125 lb.-ft. @ 3800 rpm Transmission: 4-speed automatic Wheelbase: 102.9 in. Length/Width/Height: 170.5 x 69.0 x 57.4 in. Tires: P205/55R16 Cargo volume: 12.2/44.7 cu. ft. ... Continue reading

Volkswagen-Red Bull Touareg TDI Trophy Truck Claims 13th Position for Trophy Truck Class in its Inaugural Baja 1000

Volkswagen-Red Bull Touareg TDI Trophy Truck Claims 13th Position for Trophy Truck Class in its Inaugural Baja 1000

ENSENADA, Mexico, Nov. 23 -- After more than 1,000 kilometers (634 miles) through some of the toughest terrain imaginable, Volkswagen's newly developed Baja Race Touareg TDI prototype successfully crossed the finish line in Ensenada, Mexico driven by veteran drivers Mark Miller and Ryan Arciero. For the first time in t ... Continue reading

Ireland Command Sepang Feature Race - Recap

Ireland Command Sepang Feature Race - Recap

Sepang, Malaysia NOvember 23, 2008: A1 Team Ireland became the first nation to score two victories this season, as Adam Carroll dominated the Sepang Feature race in Malaysia. Fillipe A took an excellent second place for Portugal while Marco Andretti finished a great third for the USA from eighth on the grid. Ireland no ... Continue reading

Switzerland Wins Dramatic Sepang Sprint Race - Recap

Switzerland Wins Dramatic Sepang Sprint Race - Recap

Sepang, Malaysia November 23, 2008: Neel Jani became the fifth different race winner this season as A1 Team Switzerland took victory in a dramatic Sprint race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. As the cars came in formation towards the rolling start, an incident involving USA, Brazil and India brought out ... Continue reading

Ireland Commands Sepang Feature Race - Race Report

Ireland Commands Sepang Feature Race - Race Report

Sepang, Malaysia November 23, 2008: A1 Team Ireland became the first nation to score two victories this season, as Adam Carroll dominated the Sepang Feature race in Malaysia. Filipe Albuquerque took an excellent second place for Portugal while Marco Andretti finished a great third for the USA from eighth on the grid. I ... Continue reading

Andretti Rebounds for Third in A1GP Sepang Feature After Big Crash in Sprint Race

Andretti Rebounds for Third in A1GP Sepang Feature After Big Crash in Sprint Race

SEPANG, Malaysia November 23, 2008: A1 Team USA driver Marco Andretti was involved in a race-ending crash at the start of the Sprint race, but rebounded to record a third-place finish in the Feature race during round three of the A1GP World Cup of Motorsport in Sepang, Malaysia. Marco Andretti, Andretti Green A1, A1 Te ... Continue reading

Parveen Singh Wins Miss TW Steel Malaysia Title

Parveen Singh Wins Miss TW Steel Malaysia Title

Sepang, Malaysia November 23, 2008: TW Steel, the ‘Official Watch and Timing Partner’ of A1GP World Cup of Motorsport celebrated the series’ fourth visit to the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia today by crowning Miss Parveen Singh as ‘Miss TW Steel Malaysia’. The 25-year-old from Kuala ... Continue reading

Switzerland Wins Dramatic Sepang Sprint Race- Race Report

Switzerland Wins Dramatic Sepang Sprint Race- Race Report

Sepang, Malaysia November 23, 2008: Neel Jani became the fifth different race winner this season as A1 Team Switzerland took victory in a dramatic Sprint race at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia. After a red flag, Switzerland controlled the re-start and made a slick pit-stop to take a comfortable win in the ... Continue reading

2008 LA Auto Show - Consumers Like What They See, But...

2008 LA Auto Show - Consumers Like What They See, But...

LOS ANGELES November 22, 2008; Dan Strumpf writing for the AP reported that Consumers at Los Angeles Auto Show like what they see, but few are in the market these days. Small-business owner Greg Mohr was hopping in and out of cars at the Los Angeles Auto Show, but he isn't in the market to buy one. Neither are retirees ... Continue reading

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